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No. 608,753. Patented Aug. 9, I898.

W. P. CARR.

FENCE POST.

(Application filed Mar. 25 1896.) (No Model.)

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WILLIAM 1. CARR, OF NEVADA, OHIO.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION'frming part of Letters Patent No. 608,753, dated August 9,1898.

Application filed March 25, 1896.

T0 alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, XVILLIAM P. CARR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nevada, in the county of Wyandot and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Fence-Posts, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention has relation to sheet-metal fence-posts; and it consists inthe novel construction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinafterdescribed.

The object of the invention is to provide a fence-post madeof sheetmetal, the metal being of a desired length, breadth, and thickness, saiddimensions being uniform throughout the post, the metal being bent,preferably, in a triangle or rectangle or rounded in a transversesection, thus imparting great rigidity to the post and at the same timemaking it susceptible of being made of thin metal. The postis providedwith a number of notches adapted to receive the horizontal wires used inthe fence and the perpendicular rod adapted to slide by the post andpass the wires, and thus secure the wires in the notches.

The further object of my invention is to provide suitable anchors andguides to keep the post from being lifted or moved by the frost or anyother element and also to prevent the post from sinking or settling inmarshy or boggy ground. The further object of providing the anchors isto prevent the post from being laterally displaced or slanted.

In providing the guide for the post the shapes of the post and of theperforation through the guide are of importance. The guide is adapted tobe held by means of a suitable flange at the surface of the ground, andthe said guide is provided with a perforation that fits loosely aboutthe post, the perforation being substantially of the same shape as thetransverse shape of the post, the said perforation being thus eitherrounded or angular, as will be hereinafter explained.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thepost, showing the wires forming the fence secured in the notches. Fig. 2is a perspective view of the post, showing the notches empty. 7 Fig. 3is an elevation of the rod adapted to hold the wires in the notches ofthe post. Fig. l is a perspective View of the guide adapted to belocated Serial No. 584,895. (No model.)

at the surface of the ground. Fig. 5 is a per-= spective View of theanchor adapted to be secured to the lower end of the post. Fig. 6 is atransverse sectional view of the upper anchor.

The post is made of av strip of metal 1. Said strip is formed with twosides extending at an angle to each other, said sides merging into eachother at the central longitudinal axis of the post. The post is providedwith the notches 2 2. Said notches are adapted to receive the wires 3 3,which form thefence. The wires 3 are held in place in the notches 2 2 bythe rod 4, which passes down perpendicularly behind the rear surface ofthe post and in front of the said wires. The notches 2 2 are located inthe apex of the angle formed by the sides of the post, and the rod 4 isconfined by the angle made by the sides of the strip 1. The stationaryplate 5 is adapted to be secured to the lower end. of the post. Saidplate is provided with an angular perforation 6, said perforation beingof the same shape as the transverse shape of the post. Said perforationis adapted g to receive the post, and the plate is made fast to thepost. Said plate extends out substantially at right angles to the post.When the post is in position, the plate 5 is buried in the ground, andthus the post is held or anchored at its lower end. Atthe surface of theground the post is provided with a guide 7. Said guide 7 is provided inits top with an angular perforation S, which is substantially of thesame shape as the transverse shape of the post. Said perforation isadapted to re ceive the post. The perforation 8 is of sufficient size toallow of the post slipping 1ongitudinally therein; but the guide 7 formsa lateral bearing for the post, and by means of the angular shape of thepost and the angular shape of the perforation 8 when the post slipslongitudinally in the perforation 8 the guide 7 is not apt to be pulledfrom the ground by fricton with the post. The guide 7 is provided withthe downwardly-extending flange 9. Said flange is adapted to extend downinto the ground, as shown in Fig. 1, and thus the guide 7 is secured tothe ground, the upper face of the said guide being substantially at thesame level with the surface of the ground. The anchor 5 is placed belowthe frost-line, and when the frost getsin the ground around the guide 7the said frost expands the ground and causes the guide 7 to rise. Owingto the shape of the post and the shape of the perforation 8 there is aminimum amount of friction between the guide 7 and the.

post and the edge of the perforation 8 of the.

guide 7, there will be no tendency on the part of the post to retain theguide 7 or to prevent it from descending.

Should the post be placed in marshy ground, the guide 9 is of sufficientsize to offer a resistance to any lateral strain caused by the Wires orincidental to any other cause. The larger the guide 7 the harder it Willbe to move the said guide laterally, and in marshy ground the guide 7should be larger than in solid ground. Thus the guide 7 imparts acertain amount of leverage to the post and prevents any slant or lateraldisplacement of the post.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

A fence-post consisting of a strip of metal of uniform length,breadthand thickness,said strip having its two sides bent at an angle to eachother, the apex of the angle extending along the longitudinal axis ofthe post, an anchor having an angular perforation, said perforationreceiving the post, said anchor being permanently fixed to the post ator near its lower end, said anchor having its upper and lower surfaceplain and extending substantially at right angles to the post,'a guidehaving an angular perforation, said perforation adapted to receive thepost, said guide being loosely mounted on the post and being located ator near the surface of the ground, said guide having adownwardly-extending annular flange, said flange surrounding the post,said anchor adapted to move perpendicularly independent of the post,said guide forming a lateral bearing for the post.

WILLIAM P. CARR.

Attest:

W. A. WOLFE, F. M. WELTY.

